Starting the Semis with a Bang
The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs started with a bang, but only for one team in each game. The New York Rangers just couldn’t put anything together as the Sabres dominated the game from start to finish. Lundqvist gave up 3 goals in the second period, all within 4:30. Buffalo, of course, won the game 5-2.
The Rangers were only one goal better than Vancouver, who lost to Anaheim 5-1. The Canucks started the game off with their only goal, but then Anaheim took over. Andy McDonald got a hat trick in the effort, along with an assist to give him 4 points for the game. There was no question that the Ducks pretty well dominated the game. They owned the Canucks and at the end of the day, they shut down the team which had gotten only 1 day off. Versus showed a little stat comparing the first rounds of these two teams and if Anaheim continues to dominate, it will be interesting to see if anyone points to the differences in their first rounds as a reason. For me, the interesting stat was that Anaheim had only trailed for about a half hour in their first round series. Last night, they trailed for just over 2 minutes. If they can keep this up, they’ll waltz their way into the Cup finals.
Detroit/San Jose & Senators/Devils tonight; both games are on at the same time.
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April 26th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Go Buffalo!!!
April 26th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
If it means that they turn the Rangers into a blue-shirted puddle of goo, I am all for it. I don’t think I’ve ever been a bigger Buffalo fan than I will be for the next couple of weeks.